Curtain-pole.



PATENTBD MAR.. 1, 1904.

D. BREHM.

CURTAIN POLE.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 1a, 1903. No Monm.. z SHEETS-SHEET 2.

l NVENTO? UNITED STATES li'atented ltarclrflv 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

DANIEL BREHM, OF HAZELTON, PENNSYLVANIA-ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO A. F.WENDEL, OF HAZELTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-POLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent N0. 753,821, dated March 1,1904. Application filed August 13, 1903. Serial No. 169,375. (N0 model-.To a/Z whom, t may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL BREHM, residing at Hazelton, in the county ofLuzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and 'usefulImprovements in Curtain- Poles, of which the following is aspecification. i

My invention relates to improvements in curtain-poles; and it moreparticularly refers 1o to that class of poles adapted for use to hanglace curtains, lambrequins, portires, and the like and applied theretowithout the use of tacks, hooks, pins, rings, screws, or other similarfastening devices, and therefore be I5 suspended without the danger oftearing or damaging said curtains in the least.

Such invention primarily has for its object to provide a curtain-pole ofthis character of a simple, cheap, and economical construction,

zo which can be easily manipulated and which will effectively serve itsintended purposes.

My invention also has for it's object to provide a pole or thischaracter consisting of a main pole portion having pivotally-mountedcurtain-receiving bars thereon which canbe easily and readily attachedto or detached from the main pole portion to hang or remove the curtaintherefrom.

With other objects in view, which will here# 3o inafter be more fullydescribed, the invention consists in the peculiar combination and novelarrangement of parts, which will be first described in detail and thenspecifically pointed out in the appended claims, referencev being 3 5had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspectiveview illustrating my invention as applied for use. Fig. 2 is aperspective view, on an enlarged scale, of the pole, one of the curtainsbeing shown thereon in dotted lines and the other being shown in fulllines detached. Fig. 3 is a cross-section thereof on the line 3 3 ofFig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the pole with all of the barsdetached. Fig. 4a is an enlarged view of one A end of the pole shown inFig. 4. Fig.'5 is' a detail perspective view of a slightly-modied formof my invention. Fig. 5 is a similar view of thepole shown in Fig. 5.Fig. 6 is a cross-section thereof on the line 6 6 of Fig.

5. Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic View,r hereinafterk nection with the poleshown in Figs. l to 4a.

Figs. 10 and l1 are similar views of the bracket members used :inconnection with the pole shown in Figs. 5 and 6, inclusive.

Referring now @to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals andletters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures, Adesignates the curtain-pole, which consists, essentially, of a poleproper, l, having a right-angle flange l on the front face thereof, andto which poleat suitably-spaced intervals are attached the bracketmembers 2 2, hav-v ing slot portions 2c to receive the lugs 3*L 3a ofthe longitudinally-disposed curtain-receiving bars 3,two being shown inthe drawings. However, I may use but one bar 3, or I may use more thantwo bars 3, if found desirable, it being understood that whenever morethan one bar 3 is used the intermediate bracket or brackets 2 have apair of lug-receiving portions 2X to receive the end lugs 3*L of thebars3, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. .The bars 3 have their lugs 3a soarranged relative to the center longitudinal axial line of the said barsthat when the bars 3 are in position on the pole proper only the loweredgeB of the said bars will abut the flange l, and the said bars willserve as cam members, whereby thev greater the downward pull on thecurtain the tighter it will be held by the said bars in themannerclearly shown in diagram in Fig. 7

So far as described the manner in which my Q8 invention operates can bebest explained by reference to Figs. l, 2, and 7 of the drawings, fromwhich it will be seen the operator throws thecurtain end over the bar 3,after which the bar 3, together with the curtain C, isl -placed inposition on the pole l, the curtain C now being in the p osition shownin full lines in Fig. 7, after which the f ree end c of the curtain Cmay be brought up. in back of the curtain-pole in the direction of thearrow and draped over the front and ends of .ther Fig. l and in dotted;4

pole,` as clearly shown in lines in Fig. 7.

By constructing the pole in themanner shown and described it will bereadily seen by reference to Fig. 7 that the downward pull of thecurtain (see arrow y) will serve to tightly bind the curtain by reasonof the lower edge of the bar 3 engaging with the right-angle flange la,and thereby prevent the curtain becoming loose and twisted.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown a slightlymodified form of my invention inwhich I use a round pole 1, having a fiat portion 1m and a slot l, intowhich is placed a sheet-metal strip to form the right-angle flange la,and the said metal strip has its exposed edges and ends curled or bent,as at le, to prevent tearing or injuring the curtain fabric.

While I have shown hooks E having rightangle portions adapted to fit inapertures a in the pole portion 1 as a supporting means, yet I desire itunderstood that any suitable form of pole support or bracket may be usedto hold my improved pole in position on the window-casing, as the meansof supporting the pole forms no part of my present invention.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I provide a polewhich can be easily and cheaply manufactured and which is so constructedthat the curtain can be readily attached thereto or detached therefromand almost instantaneously. Furthermore,by constructing the parts asshown and described the curtain after it is hung with the bars 3 inplace on the pole proper can be more easily adjusted and draped to suitthe `tastes and wishes of the operator than is possible in the ordinaryform of curtain-pole using hooks,

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it is thought the advantages and completeoperation of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled inthe art towhich it appertains, and I desire it specifically understoodthat slight changes and modifications in the structure and arrangementof parts may be made without departing from the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. A curtain-fixture comprising a main pole or supporting member, and asupplemental member pivotally mounted upon and projected upward from themain pole adapted to form a support for one portion of the curtain andto clamp another portion of the curtain against the main pole orsupporting member, for the purposes set forth.

2. In a curtain-pole, an elongated member, brackets fxedly securedthereto, supplemental bars pivotally and removably mounted in i saidbrackets and projected vertically therefrom parallel with the elongatedmember, and adapted to receive a curtain, said bars having their loweredges in engagement with the elongated member to clamp said curtain.

3. As an improvement in curtain-poles, a main bar having a rightangledseat in its outer edge, a flat curtain-carrying bar pivotally supportedon the main bar in an approximately vertical position with its loweredge in engagement with the aforesaid seat in the main bar, whereby thesaid curtain-carrying bar is sustained in an approximately verticalposition with its upper end projected over the front face of the mainbar to support one part of the curtain and to clamp another part of thecurtain against the angled seat in the main bar,l as set forth.

4. In a curtain-pole, an elongated rod or bar having a right-angledportion, bracket members secured to said rod or bar, supplemental rodsor bars fulcrumed at their ends in said bracket members, said bars beingadapted to receive the curtain and being so arranged as to form a cammember to clamp the curtain against the elongated rod or bar, for thepurposes specified.

5. Irra curtain-pole, an elongated rod o'r bar having a flange, bracketmembers mounted on said rod or bar, curtain-holding bars removably andpivotally held in said brackets with their lower edge adapted to engagethe iange of the bar, for the purposes specified.

6. In acurtain-pole, an elongated rod or bar having a flange, bracketmembers mounted on said rod or bar, curtain-holding bars removably andpivotally held in said brackets, said curtain-holding bars at theirlower edges being adapted to clamp said curtain against the flange ofsaid elongated bar, for the purposes specified.

7. In a curtain-pole, an elongated rod or bar having a fiange, bracketmembers mounted on the said rod, curtain-holding bars removably andpivotally held in said brackets, said bars being so arranged as to holdsaid curtain in engagement with the iange portion of the elongated rodor bar, for the purposes specified.

8. In a curtain-pole, an elongated rod or bar having a flange, bracketmembers mounted on the said rod, curtain-holding bars removably andpivotallyheld in said bracket members,said bars being so arranged as toform cam members to hold said curtain in tight engagement with theelongated rod or bar in the liange portion, for the purposes specified.

9. A curtain-fixture of the character described, which comprises incombination, a bar having a right-angled groove at its front edge,brackets at the end of the said banthat IOO IIO

projectr transversely thereof, and a supplemental bar pivotallysupported in the said l0. A curtain-xture which comprises a iiat barprovided with a right-angled recess in the A front edge that extends thefull length thereof, brackets mounted upon the said bar and projectedtransversely thereof beyond the said recess, a supplemental barlpivotally mounted in the said brackets and disposed vertically Withrespect to the main bar and With its lower edge held in the said recessof the main vbar for the purposes specified; Y

vll. A curtainfixture Which comprises a main bar or pole having a Hatfront face and a horizontal ange projected at right angles from the saidfiat front face, horizontal brackets secured to the main pole andadapted to project beyondthe at face thereof, and a supplemental memberpivotally mounted in the said brackets With its lower edge adapted toengage With the horizontal extension on the main pole and With its upperend projected beyond the said front face of the main pole, the saidsupplemental member being arranged to have the curtain loop entirelyover it and to support the same pendently over the front face of themain pole and to clam-p the portion thereof against the'said front faceof the main pole as set forth.

12. In a curtain-pole, an elongated rod or bar,

f slotted bracket members mounted on said rod or bar, curtain-holdingbars removably and pivotally held in said slotted bracket members Withtheir lower edge in engagement With the bar, for the purposes specified.

v DANIEL BREHM.

Witnesses:

JOHN KEMP, JOHN J. KELLEY.

